Heaven: Standing with the Lamb
Psalm 73:23-28; Revelation 7:9-17; 14:1-5; 21:22-27
I. Christ is the Way to Heaven
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o ______ (Heb. 13:12; 1 Thess. 5:23)
o ______ (Jn. 10:28; Psa. 73:23-24)
II. Christ is Clearly Seen in Heaven (1 Pet. 1:8; Jn. 20:28; Isa. 33:17; 1 Cor. 13:12; 1 Jn. 3:2)
The principal notion which the Scripture gives us of the state of heavenly blessedness is that faith will be turned into sight and grace into glory.—John Owen
III. Christ is the Source of Heaven's Blessings
• Your union with Christ fulfilled (Eph. 1:3; Psa. 73:25)
• The center of heaven—the Lamb (Rev. 7:9, 10, 17)
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes…--7:9
And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 21:22-23